0MEVEKEDITION
OAILYEVEHINGEDITION,
People from ten countlea In eastern
Oregon make Pendleton their trad
ing and banking center. There's a
reason for It. It Is the Pendleton
Spirit
WEATHER FOUECAST.
Fair ami cooler tonight; Saturday
fair.
YOL. 20.
PENDLETON, OREGON, Fill DAY, OCTOKEH 25, 1907.
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BOY THIEVES
PRESENT PROBLEM
Police Discover an Organized
Gang of Youthful Robbers
and Are in Quandary,
SYSTEMATIC WORK
THAT BAFFLED OFFICERS.
Mere Children Found Guilty of Many
Burglurlcs Quarrel Over Dlstrlbu
(Ion of Sih)I1m Reveal Story He,
mnrkahJc Raid on Mnrshull Rest'
deuce Removed Faucets From
Water Hydrants ITobleni for Of
ficers May Form Juvenile Court
Reform School Makes Permanent
Criminals. "
That boys of but 10 or 12 years of
age should break Into houses and
otherwise follow the methods of adult
crooks seems hard to believe, yet such
Is shown by facts that have come to
light here during the past few days.
Several burglaries, In which the
thievery has been done by mere chil
dren, have been committed here late
ly and what to do with the boys Is
proving a haYd problem for Marshal
Gurdanc, District Attorney Phelps
and other officials.
A few days ago young Willie Reed
was caught In the act of stealing from
the Lyman butcher shop on Court
street and at the time he had a part
ner who managed to escape. Young
Reed was closely questioned by Chief
Gurdanc regarding what he had done
and the story told by the boy and by
others of the gang showed a highly
cultivated state of youthful depravity.
While quarreling among themselves
over the distribution of the spoils the
lads told the police officer some
stories that made his eyes bulge.
Other boys In the crowd were Willie
and Bert Ruper and Willie Flnnera'n.
Raided Marshall Cellar.
Of the different "Jobs" perpetrated
by the small boy gang the most re
markable was a raid on the cellar
of K. P. Marshall. Going to the Mar
shall residence on the north side one
of the boys Informed Mrs. Marshall
that her husband had been hurt on
the Main street bridge and that she
was wanted there at once. She hur
rledly followed Instructions nnd ac
cording to the confession of the boy
they ransacked the cellar meanwhile
Jams and Jellies which they found
looked good to them nnd they took
some along. Likewise a dozen bot
ties of beer. This the boys Tate
drank, so they, declared.
While being questioned by the mar
shal young Kuper accused the Fin
neran boy of having taken $6 away
from him, nnd In r.-ply Flnneran de
clnred that the money was due him
as his part of a recent deal and that
his pal had refused to divide peace
fully. Also the boys admitted steal
Ing faucets from water pipes In
lawns about the city nnd evidently
they have been doing a general thiev
ing business. v
May Form Juvenile Court.
So serious has the smnll boy situa
tion become that the officers declare
that either a bunch of them must be
sent to the reform school or else
Juvenile court must be established
here. District Atturney Phelps Is
partial to the latter method, and It
now seems likely that the court will
be organized.
Under the state law the county
Judge serves as Judge of the Juve
nile court In counties of this size.
It Is specified that all Juvenile mat
ters must be acted upon at special
sessions of court wherein all the at
tention Is given to the matter at
hand.
According to Mr. Phelps any In,
terested party may now have an er
ring boy brought before the court by
merely filing a proper charge with the
court. The lad will then be brought
before the court and handled as may
seem best. The law provides that the
court may appoint probation offic
ers, either malo or female, to have
general supervision over boys report
ed to the court. These probation of
ficers, while not drawing salaries,
have all necessary expenses paid by
the county and they have all the pow
ers of a peace officer. They serve,
In fact, as guardians of the boys
under the control and report to the
court regarding their behavior.
"The success of the Juvenile court
depends largely upon the unselfish
Interest taken by residents of a city,"
said District Attorney Phelps today.
"If some of the business men, club
ladles, school teachers or others, will
but devote a little time trying to aid
the boys much good can be done
them and they will bo saved from
going deeper Into crime. To send
little boys to the reform school or
older ones to Jail generally means to
make permanent criminals of them."
READY FOR RIG GAME.
Football Teams Front Idaho nnd Or
egon to Sleet Tomorrow,
Portland, Ore., Oct. 25. Coach
Mlddleton and his squad of IS from
the University of Idaho, reached
Portland this morning and immedl
ately put up at the Perkins hotel
When they arrived, a fine 'drizzling
rain was falling, but Mlddleton lm
fediately went out and took a look
at the field and said practice would
take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock
"We expect to defeat Oregon," he
said. "I am not figuring on a score,
but on a victory." His men are a big,
powerful lot with plenty of strength.
The question of speed will not be
settled until the men have a chance
to show what they can do In unl
forms.
The University of Oregon team, In
charge of Coach Gordon Bennett
Frost, will reach Portland tonight and
stay at the Imperial. Frost Is non
committal.
The Oregon team will be accom
named by 100 rooters as well as a
large number of students and adher
ents from down the state. There Is
little betting on the result as Idaho
Is unknown.
SHEEP DIG III
GREAT NUMBERS
Dry Pasturage Cause ot Big
Loss to Growers All East
ern Oregon Affected.
UMATILLA GROWERS
AMOXG LOSERS
Dcluyed Rain Playing Havoc With
Pant wage Arlington Firm Loses
200 Head Morrow County Grow
er Ia)scs 10 Head Per Day State
Inspector to Investigate Change
from Grassy Mountain Pastures to
Dry Grans Is Cause, Says Dr. Lytic,
NO GAMBLING. IX MANILA.
Police Interrupt Mrs. Taft's Little
WlUst Purty.
Manila, Oct. 24. Secretary Taft
started for Sublg bay at 12 o'clock
last night to Inspect the coast de
fenses and the naval base there. He
opened the university hospital yes
terday afternoon.
Mrs. Taft was a guest at a bridge
whist party yesterday morning. The
local police are making a crusade
against gambling and a policeman
called to Inform the hostess that the
tw against playing for prizes or
money would be enforced.
FATALLY INJURED BY TRAIN.
As a result of the long, dry spell
and resulting lack of succulent feed,
sheep are dying all over eastern Ore
gon and the total loss to the growers
will he considerable.
Thus far the losses to the individ
ual growers have not been heavy,
but almost all of those whose sheep
have, been placed on winter ranges
have suffered some.
From reports that have been re
ceived here It appears that the loss
has been heaviest In Morrow and
Gilliam counties, though Umatilla
county growers have also been hit to
some extent.
Lose 200 Head.
At Arlington, Smythe & Son have
lost in the neighborhood of 200 head
all told and William Smith, another
large grower of that county, has met
with a similar loss, while smaller
bands have suffered In proportion.
10 Head Per Day.
In Morrow county one grower has
been losing sheep at the rate of 10
head per day and yesterday Dr. W.
H. Lytle, state sheep Inspector, was
summoned to Investigate the matter.
Lute this afternoon Pat McCoy, for- He lrft on the westbound local train
1000 Eaithqnak Victims.
Rome, Oct. 25. The list of
dead In the earthquake at Cala
bria, Sicily, and Stromboll
province Is growing, according
to dispatches and will exceed
1000.
At lease. 800 were killed at
Ferruzzano, where 210 bodies
have been recovered and there
were heavy losses In nearby
towns.
uicrly an O. R. & X. switchman of
1 41 Grande, was fatally injured by be
ing tlirowii from O. It. & N. train No.
in the ynrd.H, here, while attempting
to hoard the train. He Is badly rut
ml bruised about the liead and
breast and It Is Utought H dying at
the time of going to press. Ho was
taken to St. Anthony's hospital nnd
his father, J .-11110 McCoy of Iji
Grande telegraphed to,
STRIKERS APPLY
0 ICES
EX I) IN SIGHT OF TELEG
RAPHERS' LONG STRUGGLE
Breach F.xixvtetl at Any Hour, Say
Clone 01sorver9 Majority of
Strikers Will bo at Work in Ten
Duys Desertions from Ranks of retary of the sheep commission, re-
Strikers Effect Other Cities
this morning for Heppner.
Think Herds Are lHisoned.
As to the exact cause of the deaths
in their bunds the sheepmen differ
in opinion, some believing that the
sheep have become poisoned. How
ever, It is the opinion of Dr. Lytle
that the trouble has been all due to
the fact that the excessively dry
grass that the bands have been fed
upon since their return from the
mountains.
Change of Pusturage.
Under the rules of the forestry hu-
reau the sheep must be taken from
the summer ranges In the reserves by
October 18. In accordance with this
rule practically all of the sheep of
eastern Oregon have been brouzht
dock to the lower ranges from the
grassy pastures In the mountains. As
there has been no rain since earlv
In the fall there Is no new crass for
the bands to feed upon and the con-
ditlon has caused disaster.
One hopeful feature of the nres-
ent situation Is the fact that the fa
talities in the various bands seem to
grow less as the sheep become more
accustomed to their new pastures.
This morning Dan. P. Smythe. sec-
I
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Til STARTLE EAST
Failure of Three More Banks
Faced Financiers Who Sup
posed Trouble Over.
NEW YORK COX VALES-
'CENT, BUT SHAKY.
United States Exchange Bank, of New
York, Borough Bank of Brooklyn,
Union Trust Company of Provl-
, dence Close Doors Runs on Sim
ultaneously in Four New York
Banks Receiver for Union Trust
Company Condition I Easing.
New York, Oct. 25. Despite the
strong close of yesterday, the troubl
ed financiers of the east had to face
the failure of three more bunks this
morning.
Notices were posted on the doors
of the United States Exchange Bank
of New York, with capital stock of
J 100,000, that it would not open Its
doors today and the doors of the
Borough Hank of Brooklyn held the
same notice.
In Providence the Union Trust com
pany-formally posted notice that pay
ments would be temporarily suspend
ed.
New York, Oct. 25. Financial New
York Is convalescent but shaky.
The hardest blow today was the
suspension of the Union Trust
Providence and failure of the Brook'
lyn banks.
The runs on the Trust Company
of America, Fifth Avenue Trust, the
Harlem Savings and "Dollar Savings
continue, but are decreasing steadily
as conflJence Is restored.
Run on Union Trust Co.
A run developed on the Union
Trust company bank late yesterda
fternoon bu it was thought that the
company had sufficient funds
stand the emergency.
. All of these banks are believed to
be solvent and able to pay dollar for
dollar.
nounced himself in favor of Taft for
president this afternoon.
This action was taken by many as
an Indication that Fairbanks has de
cided to withdraw from the presi
dential race and will support Taft.
WOMEN ATTEND FORD TRIAL.
Gallagher Thought Sensational Tes
timony a Joke, But Loses Temper.
San Francisco, Oct. 25. There was
an unusual number of women present
at the Ford trial, attracted by the
sensational testimony given by Gal
lagher yesterday.
Gallagher pretendjed to consider the
whole matter as somewhat of a Joke,
but under grilling cross examination
of Rogers soon lost his Jocular man
ner and became angry.
Gallagher said he thought the
overhead trolley ordinance would
have passed without the expenditure
of a single cent.
RAISING STEAMER.
Williamsburg Rank Closed.
New York, Oct. 25. The" Williams
burg Trust company of Williamsburg,
Brooklyn, closed thH afternoon be
cause of Its Inability to cash a $10
000 check. Frank Jenkins is presi
dent of the bank, which had a cap
ltal of $700,000 and liabilities of $9,
676,434.
Ijick of Definite Program ot Mil
waukee and Action of Small Re-
sponsible.
celve.l work from his father In Ar
lington to the effect that no new loss
es were occurring there m,i , ......
be that the epidemic will nrove less
serious than has been feared.
Hut among sheepmen as well as
cattlemen and farmers alike the pray-
er is for rain. To the stockmen it
stands for new erasa whnh
ana came, wnile among farmers
moisture Is wanted so as to make fall
work possible.
IS STILL A CANDIDATE.
Get
Seattle, Oct. 25. A break In the
lines of the striking press telegraph'
ers may be expected at any hour everything In the wintering of Rheen
iiuw, ouy uiuptt uu&ervers 01 me sit
uation.
It is believed that within the next
three days the majority of the oil
press association men, now on a
strike, will be back at work.
It Is stated on reliable authority
that old men are now back at Butte,
Seattle, Tacoma, Helena, Missoula
and Salt Lake. These desertions will
undoubtedly affect the situation In
San Francisco and Portland and de
sertions are looked for in these cit
ies before Monday.
Lack of a definite progressive pro
gram at the Milwaukee, convention
and the disheartening action of the
late President Small are mainly re
sponsible for the return of the men.
Reassurance at London.
London, Oct. 25. A sharp rise in
the prices of American stocks here
gave added confidence to the markets
on American securities.
Lnion Pacific opened two point?
nisner ana soumern 1'aclflo one
point up.
Receiver for Union Trust Co.
providence, R. I.. Oct. 25. C. S,
Sweetland has been appointed re
celver of the Union Trust company.
ine company's Individual deposits
exceed $25,000,000.
Two Brooklyn Banks Domii.
Brooklyn, Oct. 25. The .Interna
nonai Trust company, with two
branches, the Brooklyn and Borough
banks, closed this morning because
of Innbllity to meet demands for
cash.
KILLED BY SON.
Indiana Man Says He Will Not
Out of Tnffs Way.
Broadhead, Ky., Oct. 25. Vice
President Fairbanks today denied the
story that he would not be a candi
date for any office.
It was rumored yesterday that Fair
banks had decided not to oppose Taft
but this evidently was not official.
Drain. Ore., Oct. 25. M. V. Hln
man, nn old soldier, was shot and
killed six miles west of here today
Jie was mistaken for a deer by his
son, Clarence.
DICKEY TO SUPPORT TAFT.
Has Fairbanks Determined to With
draw From Race?
Kansas City, Oct. 25. After con,
ference with Vice President Fair
banks, Walter Dickey, chairman of
the republican state committee, an-
WILL SOON TAKE DALY'S TLACE
DISCUSSING
EXPEniMENT
Portland Man Has Been Commission.
ed Surveyor-General of Oregon.
Washington, Oct. 25. The com
missioner of the general land office
has notified George A. Westgate of
Portland, that he has been commis
sioned to be surveyor-general of
Oregon, vice John D. Daly, deceased.
blank bond has been transmitted
to Mr. Westgate to be executed by
him, and upon approval of the same
by the department of the Interior,
Westgate will be directed to assume
he duties of the office of surveyor-
general.
Accident at Skating Rink.
Athena, Oct. 26. Mrs. A. I Doug-
Ins had the misfortune to break her
left arm while skating In the Athe
na rink yesterday afternoon.
FARM
IT
1
At the time of going to press this
afternoon the board of managers of
the Commercial association and citi
zens of Pendleton are In conference
with the executive committee of the
board of regents of Oregon Agricul
tural college, Dr. W. J. Kerr, E. E.
Wilson and Captain Appearson, In
regard to the establishment of a
state experiment station or experi
mental farm on the government Ir
rigation project near Hermiston.
The government has practically
promised to set aside a 40-acre tract
there for the purpose and the regents
of the agricultural college are seek
ing information as to the climatic
conditions, soil, rainfall and agri
cultural possibilities of the section
and the matter of establishing such
a station will be thoroughly Investi
gated. This forenoon Dr. Kerr visited the
reservation wheat belt In company
with George Perlnger In his automo
bile and Mr. Wilson and Captain Ap
pearson were taken by Dr. W. G.
Cole In his auto over much of the
rich section near the city.
The regents have been Invited to
stop at Hermiston on their return
from Union and look over he pro
posed site for the farm, personally.
Dig Liner Empress of China Will Soon
Be Ready for Sea Voyage Again,
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 25. Two
big pumps are slowly emptying the
hold of the lower decks of the Em
press of China of water and the big
liner Is rising.
It Is expected to have the vessel In
condition to sail by one week from
today and every effort will be made
to do so as the company will other
wise lose considerable money In' for
feits to the government on mall con
tract.
A rumor In Vancouver yesterday
that the vessel had been scuttled fcy
a Chinese crew was denied by the of
ficers who say the accident was due
to only gross carelessness.
FIT1GCE0SET0
E
Teachers Depart for Homes
After Most Successful and
Enjoyable Meeting.
Big Prairie Fire In Nebraska.
Valentine, Neb., Oct. 25. A big
prairie fire has been furiously
sweeping everything before it for the
past three days on the Sioux Indian
reservation. It started "near Rock
cheek, and had been burning In a
southeasterly direction. It has al
ready done a great deal of damage
as everything Is dry as tinder and the
dead grass is heavy there Is liable to
be much more.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
ACKERMAN'S ADDRESS
Superintendent Ackennan Compli
ments Teuchcrs Declares Last
Legislature Did Much for Teachers
Teachers Must Educate Public
Opinion Workings of the Truancy
Law Two Clutes Who Keep
Children Out of School Teachers'
Contract Law.
United States Balloon Last.
Washington, Oct. 25. The war de
partment announces officially the
winners of the balloon race as: 1st,
Pommeron, 876 3-4 miles: 2nd, Isle
De France, 870 3-4 miles; 3d, Ameri
ca, 738.53; 4th, United States,. 625.29.
Satisfied With Constitution.
Wnshlncton. Clot 9R -Tho nnlv
thins I've got against the Oklahoma soclatlon t0 be held ,n La Grande
This afternoon the teachers' Insti
tute la being brought to a close and'
the evening trains today will be
largely filled with home coming
teachers. In every way the gather
ing now ending has been a success
ful one and apparently it has been
enjoyed by all who have participat
ed. The program for today has beea
one of the strongest of the Institute,
largely through the presence of
State Superintendent Ackerman, who
is a vigorous speaker and always in
teresting. Two addresses were de
livered today by the state superin
tendent, one in the forenoon and one
this afternoon, the latter being the
closing number on the program.
Upon reconvening after the noon
recess today Prof. Welles named a
committee on resolutions composed
of Prof. Young of Freewater, E. E.
Larsen of Pilot Rock and Miss Maud
Davis of the Pendleton high school.
State Superintendent Speaks.
State Superintendent J. H. Acker
man was present at the institute this
morning and was heartily welcomed
by the teachers and their' friends. He
spoke briefly upon the benefits of
Institutes and teachers' associations;
and advised all who possibly could
to attend the session of the Eastern
Oregon division of the Teachers' as-
constitutlon," said President Roose
velt today, "Is that it does not pre
scribe the kind of tooth powder all
Oklnhomans must use."
MAY
November.
He complimented the teachers of
Umatilla county highly, saying he al
ways thought them a hard working,
enthusiastic and more than that, a
good looking lot of young ladles and
gentlemen.
Superintendent Ackerman declared
the last legislature did more for edu
cation and the schools .than any
other legislature had done since
1890. This was not because the In
tervening sessions of the legislature
were unfriendly to educational In
terests, but simply because the teach
ers had not asked for very much.
They were patiently waiting until
they could educate public opinion
before they made any further re
quests; for without public opinion to
Plans Are to Add Early Morning Train sustain them, the very best laws
From Huntington and Early North- wnlcn can be put on the statute
value.
for
GET IRE TRAINS
MEAGER DETAILS OF
NEW ARRANGEMENT
nun liiiiiuiiiuii oiiu iv iriii- -
bound Train for Spokane-Sp.kane Practical v
' The compulsory education law,
Train to Do Away With Transfer
Instance, could not be enforced wlth-
m . ... . . 1
" ."iu jiuiiuiiguiii irain out the aid of public opinion. A
Continuation of Pendleton-Portland compulsory education law that would
Local Official Announcement Ex- not be enforced by public opinion
pected.
Two new trains will be added to
the O. R. & N. time card Into Pen
dleton, If plans of the officials are
carried Into execution.
would be worse than no law, because
every law that Is not enforced leads
to the disregard of all laws.
Since the child Is the basis of the
state, the state has a right to say
"This child must go to school and be
prepared for the duties of citizen-
While it is not officially announc- snP-" The parent cannot claim the
ed as yet, it is known that the of- f'rst and paramount Interest In the
ficlals are working on a new time child, or set up a claim to his time
card which may possibly be ready for and earnings. The state has a right
November 1, which will give Pendle- to take him from his home and see
ton an early morning train from that he is kept In school for the good
Huntington and a northbound train of the state. In this respect the corn-
early In the morning to Spokane. pulsory education law Is a sort of
But meager details of the arrange- species of socialism. If necessarv
ment are to be had at this time, but the state will feed and clothe thp
It Is said that the company is making Chiid und even support the needv
arrangements to run a train out of narent: but to school th ohiM m,
Pendleton to Spokane, early In the
morning, In order to carry the pas
sengers who transfer from the main
line In the night, for the north.
This will leave the regular Spo
kane train, No. 8, free to wait here
for No. l, the main line westbound
train which Is due at 11:40, but which
Is late much of the time. Under this
arrangement both No. 5 and No .1
will have a northbound connection
here which will prevent and avoid the
transfer at Umatilla.
It Is also said that an early morn
ing train from Huntington Is In an
go between the ages of 9 and 14.
The framera of our law on this
subject have had the advantage of the
experience of many other states, and
the Oregon law is pronounced to be
the best one ever drawn so far. Par
ents or guardians are allowed to
teach their children themselves at
home, or to provide tutors for them;
but under those circumstances the
examining board are permitted at
any time to look Into the course of
study and If It does not come up f
the standard required by law, the
tlclpatlon which will connect herecnlld may be declared a truant and
must be placed In a regular school.
The only excuse which the teacher
Ith the Pendleton-Portland local, or
hlch would be In effect a continua
tion of the Portland local to Hunting
ton and will serve as a regular local
train running between the schedule
time of Nos. 1 and 5.
With the present excellent train
service enjoyed by Pendleton this will
give her a service not enjoyed by any
other inland point In the northwest
excepting Spokane.
The official announcement of the
change in the service will perhaps be
ready within a short time and It Is
known that the new service will ben-
fit all of eastern Oregon and espec
ially Pendleton.
(Continued on page 8.)
Dying Like Flics.
Vienna, Oct 25. Cholera is
raging with frightful violence
throughout the southwestern
portion of Russia. The poor are
dying like flies. At Kieff the
deaths average 100 daily.
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